GolVolt — Chicago Fire vs Columbus Crew: preview, line-ups, chances

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Major League Soccer Eastern Conference

Chicago Fire

22:00 Sat 7 Nov · your time in 2 days 4 h

Columbus Crew

Six of the Round · Major League Soccer

Pre-match chances

44% Chicago Fire 24% draw Columbus Crew 33%

Pre-match result forecast (provider data).

Where to watch: MLS Pass on Apple TV Stadium: SeatGeek Stadium, Bridgeview Referee: Rosendo Mendoza

What to watch for

Facts from our data worth knowing before kick-off. After the match we check them ✓ / ✗.

Streak

Columbus Crew have scored in 8 matches in a row

WWLWWWWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 20 goals in those matches.

Defence

Chicago Fire concede 2.0 goals per match

Chicago Fire2.0 Columbus Crew0.6

Last 5 matches in all competitions. Columbus Crew concede 0.6.

Last time

Last meeting, 8 March: Columbus Crew – Chicago Fire 0:0

LLLLWD

Streak

Columbus Crew unbeaten in 5 matches

WWWWW

All competitions, friendlies excluded: 5 wins. Last defeat: 10 October, 2:3 against Orlando City.

Referee

Rosendo Mendoza: 4.2 yellow cards per match

This season in this competition: 20 matches, 3 red cards, 7 penalties.

Player in form

Dylan Chambost: 5 assists in 5 league matches

Goals0

The most goals and assists in the squad over recent league matches.

Players to watch

Major League Soccer, this season.

Maren Haile-Selassie

Chicago Fire · forward

12goals 6assists 7.18avg rating

Last match, Colorado Rapids: rating 6.5.

Max Arfsten

Columbus Crew · midfielder

4goals 4assists 7.19avg rating

Last match, Cincinnati: rating 7.4.

Who is out

Injuries and suspensions

The list usually arrives about 48 hours before kick-off. There is none for this match yet.

Recent matches

Bar height is the goal difference. Hover or tap a bar for the details.

“This set-up” is Chicago Fire at home and Columbus Crew away, as in this match.

Chicago Fire

at home · 10

5W2D3L1.7scored per match1.6conceded per match

Columbus Crew

away · 10

3W2D5L1.7scored per match1.7conceded per match

Per match, the last 5 matches in all competitions: corners 6.2 · 4.4; cards 2.8 · 1.6

Head to head

55 meetings since 2005. The last 5 below.

Last time · 8 Mar 2026 · Major League Soccer Columbus Crew 0:0 Chicago Fire

1wins

1 draw3.0 goals per match · both scored in 3 of 5

3wins

Show older (5)

20 Sep 2023Major League Soccer Columbus Crew3:0Chicago Fire Hernández 8' (k), 16' (k), 23' before our records
11 Jun 2023Major League Soccer Chicago Fire1:2Columbus Crew Shaqiri 88' · Hernández 59' · Zelarayán 90+3' before our records
3 Sep 2022Major League Soccer Columbus Crew0:0Chicago Fire before our records
10 Jul 2022Major League Soccer Chicago Fire2:3Columbus Crew Czichos 29' · Mueller 41' · Etienne Jr. 63', 75' · Hernández 83' before our records
7 Nov 2021Major League Soccer Columbus Crew2:0Chicago Fire Zelarayán 31' · Berry 58' before our records

Expected lineups

For now, the last starting XI: Chicago Fire (4-4-2, last: Colorado Rapids) · Columbus Crew (3-4-3, last: DC United).

Official around 21:00, Sat 7 Nov

CBBrady NAAllen MMMbokazi JEElliott JDDean JBBamba DDD'Avilla ASSalétros PZZinckernagel MSHaile-Selassie JGGómez PSSchulte SMMoreira SZZawadzki MAAmundsen MFFarsi DCChambost SBBangoura AZZaroury THHabroune GTTapia SRRodríguez

Chicago FireColumbus Crew

When the provider publishes the expected XI (usually a day before the match), it replaces the last one. A player on the absence list stays on the pitch as a pale, dashed “ghost”.

Coaches

Gregg BerhalterChicago Fire Laurent CourtoisColumbus Crew

Full squads (75 players)

Chicago Fire

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Columbus Crew

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Forwards

Squad

– Stanislav Lapkes

Who wins?

The data provider's forecast, not GolVolt's. It says how often a match like this ends each way.

44%Chicago Fire

24%draw

33%Columbus Crew

Out of 20 matches like this, Chicago Fire win 9, 5 end level and Columbus Crew win 6.

Chicago Fire have the higher chance, mostly thanks to playing at home. By Volt (strength from league results) Chicago Fire rate higher: 57.2 and 54.1.

Likeliest scores

The five likeliest from the score grid.

1:110%
2:19%
1:07%
1:27%
2:27%

How many goals?

The forecast, and under it what happened in each club's last 10 matches.

2+ goals83% Chicago Fire 8 of 10 · Columbus Crew 9 of 10
3+ goals62% Chicago Fire 8 of 10 · Columbus Crew 6 of 10
4+ goals40% Chicago Fire 5 of 10 · Columbus Crew 3 of 10
5+ goals25% Chicago Fire 2 of 10 · Columbus Crew 2 of 10

Goals at both ends

Chance that each side scores: 63%.

Pro analysisGolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Pro analysis

GolVolt Pro

Pro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.

Volt matchup

57.2 54.1